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Discover De Barreel
De Barreel in Provincie West-Vlaanderen (Flanders) is a town in Belgium about 67 mi (or 109 km) west of Brussels, the country's capital city.
Current time in De Barreel is now 04:34 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 13 airports near De Barreel, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Ostend-Bruges International Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Belgium is Historic Centre of Brugge in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ostend, Diksmuide, Veurne, Ieper and Saint-Yvon. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 38 °F
Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Evening Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 61% |
Air Pressure | 1000 hPa |
Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 21 km/h (13 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Light rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Leopold5
El Mirador Quality Stay Apartments
Andromeda
Bero
Thermae Palace
Hotel Mercure Oostende
Leopold Hotel Ostend
De Hofkamers
Avenue Beach Hotel
Europe
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Siege of Ostend
The Siege of Ostend was a three-year siege of the city of Ostend during the Eighty Years' War and one of the longest sieges in history. It is remembered as the bloodiest battle of the war, and culminated in a Spanish victory. It is said "the Spanish assailed the unassailable; the Dutch defended the indefensible. " General Sir Francis Vere led a 3,000-men strong English army in support of the Dutch, and was appointed Governor of Ostende by Maurice of Nassau in 1601.
Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash
Sabena OO-AUB was a Junkers Ju 52 airliner owned by Belgian airline Sabena, operating as a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Cologne, Germany, to London, United Kingdom, which crashed near Ostend, Belgium on 16 November 1937. The flight was scheduled to stop at Brussels, but bad weather forced the pilot to continue to Ostend. Unfortunately, conditions were little better at Ostend, and the aircraft hit a factory chimney while circling to land at Stene Airport.
Albertpark
Albertpark is a multi-use stadium in Ostend, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of K.V. Oostende. The stadium holds 8,000.
Port of Ostend
The port of Ostend is situated in Ostend, West Flanders. The port is mainly known as a ferry port. Freight, and recently also passenger transport between Ostend and Ramsgate is provided by Transeuropa Ferries. The port also services freight transport between Ostend and both Ipswich and Killingholme.
2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 24–25 March 2001 in Ostend, Belgium.
Hippodrome Wellington
The Hippodrome Wellington (also Wellingtonrenbaan) was a horse racing track in Ostend in the Flemish Region of Belgium built in 1883 and named for the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The facility hosted both harness and flat racing events. Notable among its flat races for Thoroughbred horses was the Grand Prix Prince Rose held annually in July on the Nationale feestdag. Formerly known as the Grand International d'Ostende, it was renamed to honor the great Belgian horse, Prince Rose.
Sea'Arena
Sea'Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Oostende, Belgium. Sea'Arena holds 5,000 people and opened in 2006. It hosts the home games of BC Oostende basketball club as well as Fed Cup matches.
Second Ostend Raid
The Second Ostend Raid (officially known as Operation VS) was the later of two failed attempts made during the spring of 1918 by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy to block the channels leading to the Belgian port of Ostend as a part of its conflict with the German Empire during World War I.